You have borrowed something from your friend and it got damaged. Write a letter to your friend. apologise for the damage to the item explain what happened say how you are going to fix the issue

Hello Martin, I hope you are well. I'm just writing to let you know about the car you lent me
last
week to go to the festival in Brisbane. I had a problem on the drive back
at the end
of the weekend. After a few hours of driving, I saw a Kangaroo on the road and tried to skip it. Unfortunately, the car slighted when
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wanted to do it and touched a tree. Everyone in the van is safe and soon, but the car got damaged on the front of the right door. I'm so sorry that it happened in your jeep because
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know you are careful
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. I have my friend John, whom you met at the
last
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party who is a Mechanic and can fix it. I have already contacted him and the auto can be ready for the 20th of August. Of course, I will pay for every damage and could bring back the vehicle to your work. I
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have
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any problem if you decided to contact your insurance and will give you the information that you need. Again, I feel
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sorry and hope you will forgive me for
this
inconvenience. As I mentioned before, I will pay all bills you got for
this
. keep in touch Tony
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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Borrowed
  • Unfortunate incident
  • Regret
  • Unintentional
  • Circumstances
  • Remedy
  • Repair
  • Replacement
  • Sincerely
  • Forgiveness
  • Rectify
  • Understanding
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